Genre:
Historical Romance
Historical Romance
Moondrop Miracle
Windy City Hearts book 1
by Jennifer Lamont Leo
| -From Goodreads- Chicago, 1928. Pampered socialite Connie Shepherd lives the kind of glossy life other women read about in the society pages. Engaged to a handsome financier, she spends her days and nights in a dizzying social round. When eccentric Aunt Pearl, an amateur chemist, offers her an unusual wedding present—the formula for a home-brewed skin tonic—Connie laughs it off. But when the Great Depression flings her privileged world into chaos and rocks her marriage to the core, will Aunt Pearl's strange gift provide the key to survival for Connie and her baby? By turns heartbreaking and hope-filled, Moondrop Miracle tells the story of an extraordinary and unforgettable woman whose determination to succeed changes her life forever. ASIN: B086D8S8GP Can she make it through the fear of uncertainty? In today's society we prattle on and on about so-called 'feminist' ideals. Parading the big name change makers as paragons. But in it all we tend to forget about the little people. The women behind the scenes. The ones who effected change by doing and not by shouting. The women who bravely stepped out of the accepted norm, not to change the world at large but rather to help their families in whatever way they could. For these women, many of them wives and mothers, when the going got tough they truly got going. This is the fictional story of one such woman. |  This Book received a 4 Bark rating.
 Jennifer Lamont Leo |
I picked up this book partly because of the cute title, Moondrop Miracle, and partly because I really enjoyed one of Jennifer Lamont Leo's previous books, You're The Cream In My Coffee, so much. And this latest book was no disappointment.
I think one of my favorite things about the story was the portrayal of how people all reacted differently to Black Monday and the ensuing problems. One character's spiral into alcoholism and abandonment was sadly all to commonplace in the years following the stock market crash of '29.
Another favorite was seeing the heroine start out as a pretty spoiled kid, who I wasn't even sure I fully liked, watching her mature as life kicked her around, and finally come into her own as changes the lives of those around her. Can I also say just how much I loved Aunt Pearl, she was both a hoot and a fount of wisdom. Someone that I think we all wish we had in our lives.
Moondrop Miracle is a wonderful historical novel. But, it's not what I would strictly call historical romance as that is not the main focus of the story. And surprisingly I actually liked that fact. Jennifer Lamont Leo has done a great job with this book and won't hesitate to read more from her. . .
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Moondrop Miracle by Jennifer Lamont Leo a 4 Bark rating.
I think one of my favorite things about the story was the portrayal of how people all reacted differently to Black Monday and the ensuing problems. One character's spiral into alcoholism and abandonment was sadly all to commonplace in the years following the stock market crash of '29.
Another favorite was seeing the heroine start out as a pretty spoiled kid, who I wasn't even sure I fully liked, watching her mature as life kicked her around, and finally come into her own as changes the lives of those around her. Can I also say just how much I loved Aunt Pearl, she was both a hoot and a fount of wisdom. Someone that I think we all wish we had in our lives.
Moondrop Miracle is a wonderful historical novel. But, it's not what I would strictly call historical romance as that is not the main focus of the story. And surprisingly I actually liked that fact. Jennifer Lamont Leo has done a great job with this book and won't hesitate to read more from her. . .
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Moondrop Miracle by Jennifer Lamont Leo a 4 Bark rating.
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